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| DNA Epilepsy test for BC's to be researched - can you help? | |
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Canine Epilepsy Studies at the Animal Health Trust -
Scientists and clinicians
at the Animal Health Trust are embarking on an
exciting project to investigate the genetic basis of epilepsy in the
Border Collie. By combining the expertise of the clinicians to
diagnose dogs with idiopathic epilepsy
and state of the art genetic research
capability we hope to identify the genetic factors that
influence a Border Collie's risk of developing epilepsy.
Click here for more information
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A Warning for dog owners about the use of certain types of garden mulch sent to us by Ali Taylor, Head of Welfare, Battersea Dogs Home Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced
a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special
message along to all of my dog loving friends
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We are concerned about a concept
being imported to the UK from the USA which can broadly be described as
'Pet Rental'. In essence, by joining a 'club', members will be able to 'rent' time with a dog of their choice on an hourly, daily, weekly, (whatever) basis. The businesses that are offering this service profit from exploiting human self indulgence and the dogs vulnerability and helplessness in law. MP, David Drew has tabled an Early Day Motion on 4th July 08 (EDM 1699), calling upon the House of Commons to act on this matter as it is obviously of great concern to anyone who has the interest of dogs at heart and is against exploitation of animals in principal. The EDM is as follows - That this House expresses concern about the operation of the dog rental company, FlexPetz, which has opened in London with the intention to expand to various cities across the United Kingdom; acknowledges that the UK dog rental business is currently very small but recognises the potential for its growth due to the increase in fashion accessory dogs; disapproves of causing distress to dogs as a result of them being rented out to numerous people; believes that this encourages irresponsible attitudes to dog ownership; further believes that dog renting is, or should be, a breach of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in that it is highly likely to inhibit dogs from having the ability to exhibit normal behaviour patterns; further disapproves of renting dogs for profit; calls on the Government to take action to ensure compliance with the Animal Welfare Act; and thanks the Kennel Club for drawing attention to this issue. At the point of writing this article, the motion had 5 signatories - progress can be followed here - http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=35983&SESSION=891 In order to progress into Parliamentary consideration, this EDM needs as many signatories as it can get, so we ask you to contact your local MP by any means possible and ask them to support EDM 1699 by adding their name as signatory. Please lets nip this sort of exploitation in the bud. It is morally, ethically and humanely wrong to expose any animal to this sort of exploitation and to allow it to be done - for profit or not - is a sad reflection on the humanity of any society. What next - Rent a Child?
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The Settle-Carlisle railway line came very near to closure in the 1980s. 32,000 people and a dog (a fare paying passenger) objected. The dog was Ruswarp, a Border Collie owned by Graham Nuttall, co-founder of the Friends of the line. After years of campaigning, the line was reprieved in 1989 and, such is demand, its capacity is about to double – a remarkable turn of fortune. Graham Nuttall and Ruswarp were inseparable. On 20th January 1990 they went walking in the hills, but failed to return. Graham’s body was found on 7th April. His faithful dog Ruswarp had stayed with him for 11 winter weeks. The case attracted much attention at the time – the RSPCA honoured Ruswarp and were inundated with offers to care for him. He lived just long enough to be at his master’s funeral. An appeal has now been launched to commission a bronze statue of Ruswarp, to have a place of honour at Garsdale station, Graham’s favourite place, near to the summit of the Settle-Carlisle Line. This coincides with restoration of the station by Network Rail. It will symbolise the campaign to save the line, its subsequent success and the loyalty of ‘man’s best friend’. If you would like to make a donation, send a cheque payable to ‘The Ruswarp Memorial Fund’, to Project Officer Josie Perriman, Foresters Cottage, 2 Howson’s Yard, Settle BD24 2EG. Or visit www.settle-carlisle.com/webshop, The link will take you to the Ruswarp Appeal. |
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| URGENT - Please help Advocates for Animals with their campaign to ban snares in Scotland | |
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The Scottish Government is currently deciding whether or not to ban snares and an announcement is expected within weeks. Advocates for Animals believe a ban in Scotland can and should lead the way for the rest of the UK.
Snares are thin wire nooses used to trap animals. They are inhumane, indiscriminate and in use across much of Scotland. Once caught in a snare there is no escape. Imagine an animal’s fear. As it desperately struggles to free itself, the metal noose will tighten. Although designed to immobilise their targets, snares can inflict horrendous injury and in some case a slow lingering death.
Please visit www.bansnares.com where you can quickly and easily support this campaign. |
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Advocates for Animals is requesting people write to Michael Russell MSP asking him to use his powers under the Nature Conservation Act to bring an Order in the Scottish Parliament that would ban cruel and indiscriminate snares once and for all |
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His contact
details are:
Michael
Russell MSP
Minister
for the Environment
The
Scottish Government
Victoria
Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
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| http://new.edp24.co.uk/
31 October 2007 Man prosecuted for
dangerous dog
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A brutal slaughter of dogs
by gasoline happened in
We
have received reports that on Sunday 10th June, authorities in
The Government of the
Changshou District in
On Sunday, the
authorities allegedly began confiscating the dogs and killing them
using inhumane methods.
This action would be
devastating for the dog owning community and cause untold animal
suffering.
We
are aware of the situation and are taking urgent action from within
Indiscriminate culling
is not an effective way of controlling or preventing human deaths from
rabies.
Through meetings,
letters and telephone calls we are positively applying pressure on the
authorities and doing all we can to get them to call a halt to this
campaign.
Fox Lee - Shanci Animal Protection Organization Contact
E-mail:iam.holmes@yahoo.com.cn
Website www.gzhsa.org.cn
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Video of Sally and 5 of her pups.
Music - 'Puppy Walk' - provide by 'Om' |
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| Video
of Gael being trained
Music - 'Song for Hope' - provided by 'Eskimo' - www.eskimomusic.com |
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| Video of Pan -
a Border Collie born blind.
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| Ireland is in need of a overhaul of it's animal welfare laws and enforcement practices. One organisation is spearheading a campaign to do just that. ANVIL - Animals Need a Voice in Legislation - is actively campaigning to make a change and improve conditions for animals in Ireland and they need our help - visit their website at http://www.anvilireland.ie and sign the petition calling for change. | |
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6th April 2007 - Animal Welfare Act 2006 - now in force. Happy Easter Furry friends! |
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long awaited Animal Welfare Act has become law in England today. The act
is already in force in Scotland and Wales. The new act makes many
changes to the way humans must keep and treat both companion and farm
animals, but one of the major changes is that from today onwards, RSPCA
Inspectors can take action before an animal has suffered rather than
afterwards.
Hopefully we will now get less calls from people saying "I witnessed 'such and such' and told the RSPCA, but they said that as the dog had shelter, food and water, there was nothing they could do!" Now - if a dog is likely to suffer they can do something about it. To see a PDF copy of the act, click on the link below. Read it - it affects you and your pets. They now have legal rights. |
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| 8th
March 2007
The House of Lords has forced the Government to reconsider the exceptions to the ban on tail docking by rejecting the proposed law with its current exemptions. The RSPCA has publicly condemned the regulations that allow certain working dogs to be docked and do not believe exceptions are necessary. The ban will come into force at the end of March in Wales and on 6th of April in England, as part of the Animal Welfare Act. The current wording would have allowed exemptions for working dogs only in England and Wales. In Scotland the law does not allow any exemption. RSPCA sources say that the charity "remains committed to the view that any exemption to a ban on the cruel and painful act of tail docking, except for medical reasons, is totally unnecessary. This has been demonstrated in countries such as Sweden, where a full ban has been successfully implemented since 1989." The Council for Docked Breeds have made it known that they oppose a ban on the docking of dogs tails and have said that a number of their members will simply cease breeding rather than comply with the law. As a ban on docking will effectively make the CDB redundant it is not surprising they oppose the ban and the UK could certainly do with less dogs being bred so all in all the new law looks like it will have a beneficial effect in other areas as well as ending a rather archaic and unnecessary practice of human mutilation of an animal. In the "old days" docking became common practice as a form of tax avoidance. It was applied to working dogs to mark them as exempt from taxation levied on pet dogs. Many people docked the tails of their pets simply to avoid tax. Many of our "traditionally" docked breeds have sprung from this rather unsavory practice, as has the CDB. If exemptions are allowed there is no doubt that a lot of people will seek to claim that their dogs are 'working' dogs and therefore exempt, not for tax avoidance this time but simply from a personal conviction that a docked dog looks better than a dog with a tail. When are we humans going to accept that although we can control animals simply because we have physical, mental or technical advantages over them we don't have the right to bully and mutilate them. Sad world that we have to force people to act like civilised humans by legislation. |
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CDB Suggest RSPCA Accept Democracy
Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 16:24
The Council of Docked Breeds is concerned by the
emotive and undemocratic statement made by the RSPCA regarding the
exemption for working dogs from the tail docking ban included in the
Animal Welfare Act.The new regulations, part of the Animal Welfare Act, are outlined on DEFRA’s website as part of the Statutory Instruments covered by the Act and are set to become law in England on 6 April 2007, allow a vet to dock the tail of a working dog if its owner meets certain criteria and the dog is of a certain breed or type. The docking of dogs' tails purely for showing purposes has been banned. An RSPCA press release issued earlier this week said: ‘The world's oldest animal welfare charity is dismayed at the ill-informed drafting of the exemption, which does not even require a stringent paper trail to ensure the regulations are not routinely breached. There are no plans in England to centrally hold the certification issued when exempt dogs are docked.’ Story Source - Politics.co.uk |
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| First
welfare improvement notice served
15 February, 2007 The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has served the first improvement notice to a horse owner in Ayrshire under the Animal Welfare Act. For the first time in the UK, an improvement notice has been served on a member of the public. An improvement notice is a means by which welfare inspectors can make owners take action to improve their animal's well-being. Failure to comply leads to prosecution.Owner Gordon McPhail, of Torrenyard, Ayrshire, was served with an improvement notice by a Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inspector on 24 January, after his six mares and three foals were found in a poor condition in a field strewn with debris. International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) field officer Adam Fleming was present when the notice was served. "It gave the owner a real shock," he said. "He was given five days in which to rectify their situation and, when we revisited him after two days, there was a massive improvement in care." The Animal Welfare Act came into being in Scotland last October — it comes into effect in England on 6 April. Story Source - Horse and Hound |
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Rescue dog searches collapsed building
Wed, February 14 2007 Hampshire Urban Search and Rescue dog looks for people trapped in East London building collapse A SPECIALIST search and rescue dog from Hampshire is helping efforts to uncover people trapped in a collapsed building in East London.
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| 257 dogs found in horrific conditions at a breeders and dealers establishment in Osaka, Japan. Osaka canine welfare group struggles to cope with caring for these dogs as they have all been impounded by the Osaka Prefectures Department on public health grounds - 9 Border Collie involved - Please click here to read the story and appeal. | |
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- February 1st 2007
A petition has been registered urging the Prime Minister to introduce legislation to ban puppy farming in the UK so if you want to see and end to this offensive means of 'cash cropping' mans best friend then you should use the link below -
The link will take you to the
appropriate petition page on the Downing Street official website where
you can sign.
Petition organised by Becky
Smith who sent the link to us.
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| Any
Room at the Inn?
Listen to a Boxing Day interview with Nicki Oliver from Border Collie Rescue on Radio Ryedale. |
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| 30th
August 2006 - This is Sally, a good little Sheepdog aged 2 yrs.
Started to birth this morning at 4.30 am - the above photo, taken at 11 am, shows her with her pups - hopefully no more to come. Sally came from a farm that is to be sold due to circumstances beyond the control of the owners. Rather than sell Sally and the pups it was decided that she should be passed over to BCR so that she could have the pups with us and we could find new working homes for her and them all in due course. The Sire of these pups is "Garcia's Ben". This makes the gesture of handing her over to BCR particularly altruistic as they had already turned down generous cash offers for Sally. One person wanted to buy her so they could sell the pups on the agility circuit. The comment was made that although they could really use the money, they thought it better that the pups were re-homed by BCR as we would be sure to get them into the right sort of homes and ensure a good future for them. She was passed onto us in plenty of time to settle in, get to know and trust us and permit us to assist with the birth. Sally says "it's all been a bit of an exhausting business - time for a nap!" Above - 6th September 2006 - One week Old 6th September 2006 - Larger than life! Sally has been under CCTV observation since she arrived, and her pups since they were born. The camera has microphone and infra red night vision so we can hear them and still see them in complete darkness. We can keep an eye on them all from the BCR office, the centre kitchen / staff room and staff bedroom. It was by these means that overnight volunteers were alerted to the birth and were able to assist. The use of CCTV also means that our centre visitors can observe them without disturbing them or alarming Sally. After only one week they have all grown so much that, together, they mass more than a third of their mothers weight ! We use CCTV to enable us to observe dogs without their knowledge, which means that we can watch them without affecting their behaviour. In this way we can learn a lot about the way they naturally interact and in the case of Sally and previous mothers with litters, the way they look after their young. So far sally has proved to be a good mother and we have observed her moving the pups around with her nose so they all get their fair share of feeding opportunities. She seems to have paid particular attention to the smaller pups, making sure they have had extra opportunities to feed. Now, by size comparison and after only one week, it is difficult to see which pups were originally born smaller than the others. Above - 13th September 2006 - Now 2 weeks old. Eyes are all open and average weight of each of them is just below a kilogram. Had their first dose of wormer today with follow up doses over the next two days. Sally also wormed today. The pups are still unsteady on their legs but are able to get around well enough. Two of them have started to explore their environment, but the other six are still inclined to stick close to mum! |
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are a few of close up shots of them - they are all beginning to show
individual characteristics, which is quite remarkable at this age.
We have heard some attempts at growling, one has actually barked a few times (but will need to do a bit more work on it to be taken seriously) and they have started to engage in a bit of play fighting to pass the time. There is already a certain amount of bonding going on with two pairs emerging - one quiet and one adventurous. The pairs are both made up of one dog and one bitch. |
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Above - 13th September 2006 - Innocence personified! |
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Below - Saturday 16th September 2006 - now 17 days old - Average weight just over 1KG All seem very content and secure - exploring, eating and sleeping................. lots of sleeping. To identify the Pups we have given them all temporary names, although for the first few weeks they will all be known as 'Pup'. The collective identity is useful when trying to attract their attention once they start to roam and particularly when they are old enough to go outside into the 'Puppy Garden' set aside for them. Calling them individually will be problematic but of they all respond to 'Pup' then the one word should get their attention and we will then encourage them to come back to us on that word. We only use their individual names to identify them to each other when we are talking about them within BCR - we usually directly address puppies as 'Pup' until they are re-homed and leave the new owner to choose a name themselves. Above - 16th September 2006 When all eight are seen together with Sally, the pups collective mass seems to be more than hers! Their temporary chosen names are - Boys : Cap, Moss, Jon and Sweep. - Girls : Jill, Jen, Gyp and Trim. |
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The pups are now responding to us when they see us and the bolder ones are attempting to walk towards us when we appear. Above - Sunday 18th September |
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Now just a day over three weeks old, they are steady on their feet and wandering all around the room they occupy. They still spend a lot of the day asleep, but when they are awake they are exploring their surroundings, playing and generally making a fair bit of noise! We keep them under close observation using CCTV which feeds several sets around the centre. An interesting aspect of human behavior has become apparent - puppy watching is compulsive and addictive. Volunteers and visitors alike are glued to the screen in the kitchen. No-one can pass through without stopping and watching for a few seconds. Tea breaks are now spent standing in the kitchen watching the pups - even if they are asleep and not moving we all line up and stare at the screen. |
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Now very adventurous and also getting very people orientated, the pups are 4 weeks old at the time of the photo's below. They are now supplementing mothers milk with rice pudding twice daily. Today they also get their routine Panacur worming. Who, Me ? |
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The pup in the foreground is Moss - easily recognised by the M shape at the top of his blaze - Behind him is Cap with a little black spot in the centre of his blaze at the top of his head. Moss and Cap are the most forthcoming and adventurous but Cap has an unusual quality in one so young - that of quiet curiosity and silent observation. The pups are in a small room just off our main education room which also doubles as a dog accommodation room. Cap watches everything that goes on through the doorway when it is left open. This remote exposure to all the people and dogs passing through the room is helping the pups become accustomed to new sounds, other dogs and strange people without the potential hazards of direct contact. In another 4 weeks they will get their first vaccination. Two weeks after that the second stage. Then they can mix with the rest of the population without the danger of catching some nasty bug. By that time they should be quite well socialised and ready to meet the friends they can see in the distance. Above - 27th September 2006 |
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It is with great regret and heavy hearts that we report the sad demise of Mr. Tod on Saturday 8th April 2006 at 9.05 pm BST. |
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| He died peacefully in the arms of those who he cared for, and who cared for him, throughout his life. | |
| Mr. Tod has been the Border Collie Rescue Mascot and Ambassador for all his life. Rescued as a puppy, he showed outstanding qualities of patience, tolerance, kindness and trust to all dogs and humans he came into contact with. These qualities have allowed him to work with less fortunate dogs coming into rescue and demonstrate to them that they need have no fears. He showed them that trust in humans, good manners and tolerance of other dogs has its rewards. He has guided hundreds of dogs and young pups through the complex maze of socialisation by his example and his ability to relate. Many socially damaged dogs have a future and live on because he was with us, helping our work and helping them to become whole and recover from the damage life had done to them. | |
| He has been able to do this by adopting the role of 'Alpha male' within our organisations canine order. This he has achieved, not by assertive dominance but by respect. This respect has been generated by dogs and humans he has come into contact with, he never demanded it, it was freely given. He never abused it and applied it in a way that showed more wisdom and care than many humans do. | |
| He will live on though all the dogs he has helped and though the work that we, in Border Collie Rescue, will do in the future. He has shown us a way to help others and we will continue his work in his name. He has inspired us and we resolve to continue and share that inspiration. | |
| With his passing we all feel a great loss. The loss of a good friend, a companion and a colleague. There is an ache in our hearts that will be slow to pass. A pain that will ebb only gradually. Tears have, and will, flow - but there are 16 years of happy memories to recall. | |
| One man said that the best place to bury a dog is in the heart of its master. That is also an appropriate place for a dog to live. | |
| Mr. Tod. We love you. We thank you. We carry you forward in our hearts. May you rest in peace. | |
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From - thisisoxford.co.uk
- Friday 31st March 2006
Watch out dog walkers - they are watching you - and this will apply to the whole country New fines for walking too many dogs
By Nione Meakin
Dog owners in Oxford could be fined under a new ruling for walking too many of their four-legged friends at the same time. Under the Government's Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act, which comes into force next week, councils can hand out £75 fines for littering offences. These include dog fouling, fly-tipping and dropping rubbish, chewing gum or cigarette butts in the street. Failure to pay the fines could mean prosecution. Anyone caught walking a large number of dogs in a prohibited area, such as a park, could also be fined. Defra spokesman David Burrows was unable to specify how many dogs the rule applies to. However, it is believed to be aimed at some professional dog walkers who do not exercise proper control of their animals or clean up after them. He said: "Some try to walk seven or eight dogs at the same time and we've got a problem there with trying to clean up their poo. Secondly, if they're walking that many, they can't have control of their dogs. "But it's entirely up to the local authority to enforce this." Oxford City Council spokesman Louisa Dean said it had not yet decided whether enforcing fines on dog walkers would be necessary. She added: "We are considering all the new powers and will use them to deal with local problems on a priority basis." Jo Driver, of Pinnocks Way, Botley, owns four Chihuahuas, one mini-Dachshund, a German Shepherd and a Border Collie. She said it was unfair for dog walkers to be targeted because of the irresponsible behaviour of a minority. She said: "I think if you've got a bunch of unruly dogs, I could consider that a bit of a problem. It does bring to light the issue of dog fouling on footpaths, which I find disgusting. "But I don't feel it's right to put this across the board as there are a lot of responsible dog walkers out there who look after them, get them trained and are good citizens. "It's the one or two that give the rest of us a bad name and make this kind of thing necessary." Two full-time environmental enforcement officers will be recruited to enforce the penalties. They will patrol the city centre, where CCTV cameras will also be used to catch offenders. Sharon Cosgrove, the council's strategic director for physical environment, said: "The city council invests significant sums in cleaning up and these new powers will help deal with this poor behaviour. "The recent strike day showed how much litter my team has to clear up each day and ultimately this means an unnecessary cost for Oxford's tax payers. It is not enough that we continue to clear up this mess, we need to educate people and take action against persistent offenders." The council is expected to approve the new powers at the meeting of its executive board on Monday. |
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Amendments To Animal Welfare
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| Reports calling for changes in irresponsible pedigree dog breeding from Advocates for Animals. | |
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| Charity
launches World’s first pet rat beauty pageant - for more information -
click here
Pet rat
owners across the country are invited to enter a Ratless Rat Show in
celebration of World Rat Day on 4th April. The
Ratless Rat Show is being run by Cavy Rescue – the A special
prize of a luxury new rat home worth £80 (courtesy of pet accessory
manufacturer Savic and leading pet store Pets At Home) will also be
awarded to the Rescue Rat of the Year. |
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16/01/2006
Animal rights bill moves one step closer A CAMPAIGN supported by Watford Labour MP Claire Ward to protect animal rights has passed another legislative hurdle in the House of Commons. The Animal Welfare Bill which received its second reading on Tuesday proposes to prevent thousands of animals from suffering ongoing neglect and to strengthen requirements made of pet owners. Last year, Ms Ward collected nearly 3,000 signatures in a petition urging the Government to press ahead with new legislation.
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An article that will be of interest to all dog owners appeared in yesterdays (22/9/2005) newspaper - The New York Times - written by journalists Donald G. McNeil Jr. and Carin Rubenstein. The article refers to a new, and sometimes deadly, dog flu virus that has been detected in seven states in America and quotes Dr. Cynda Crawford, who is an immunologist at the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Crawford has been investigating the deaths of Greyhounds at a track in Jacksonville where fatalities in dogs who contracted the virus have been as high as 33%. The full article can be accessed using the link below. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/22/national/22canine.html |
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| Border Collie Rescue has opened a Border Collie & Sheepdog Assessment & Rehabilitation Centre | |
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RSPCA concerned about falling standards of animal welfare in the UK K9 magazine report on RSPCA concerns |
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17/06/2005
Mrs. Price has contacted us saying she has just adopted a border collie from the North Clwyd Animal Rescue centre in Trelogan, North Wales.
The dog came to the sanctuary
as a stray but seemed to have been so well looked after that she
is convinced that he is a beloved pet, lost to someone and
would like to see if she could re-unite this dog with his previous
owner - if the owner wants the dog back.
The dog has been
microchipped by his previous owner and is registered to a Mr.
Argyll from Greenfield, near Holywell, North Wales, however Mr. Argyll
seems to have moved and forgotten to notify the microchip company of
his new address. The dog is quite a large collie, black and
white, standard markings and could be anywhere between 3 and 6 years
of age.
It is possible that he has
strayed from his new address and found his way back to the area he
used to live.
If anyone reading this could
help Mrs. Price in her search for the dogs previous owner, please
contact Border
Collie Rescue.
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8/6/2005 A County Durham man has been arrested after nearly 40 dead animals were found at a stables in Trimdon. The bodies of around 20 horses, some dogs, several chickens and other animals were discovered at Bank Top Stables in Trimdon, County Durham, by RSPCA inspectors after being alerted by a concerned member of the public. It has been difficult to precisely identify all the bodies because of the extent of decomposition and the estimated death toll is expected to rise as the premises are cleared and the remains examined in detail. Three dogs were found alive - two Border Collies and a Rottweieler. It is believed they may have survived on the carcasses of the other animals and some sacks of stored food. The RSPCA is now cleaning out the property and preparing a case for prosecution. For fuller reports - BBC - Guardian - Telegraph
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| The sad loss of Johnny Wilson | |
| Article on Missouri Puppy Mills from Mo-Kan Border Collie Rescue - USA | |
| The Draft Animal Welfare Bill - Click here to download - PDF Doc | |
| Pair facing jail over dog neglect | |
| Fundraising at an Art Exhibition - Our thanks to the British Society of Painters | |
| Korean Government may seek to legalise the sale of dog meat for human consumption | |
| New Countryside Code - bring up the Countryside Access website and check it out! | |
| Dog Rescue bid ends in tragedy for two 16 year old lads | |
| The most intelligent dog in the world ? | |
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| Dogs Lost or Stolen | |
| Some information about Grape and Raisin Toxicity in Dogs | |
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| Links to over 500 animal rescue organisations in 127 countries including over 50 Border Collies Rescue groups | |
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